Question
My baby is 5 months old. I plan to introduce solid foods to her. Is it suitable to use lamb for her first solid food?
Answer
A 5-month-old baby’s gastrointestinal tract is quite fragile and not suitable for consuming meat, which may lead to indigestion. You can try giving them a small amount of meat soup, but avoid bones or meat chewed by adults. A baby’s digestive absorption function is not yet mature, and consuming meat may pose difficulties, so it should be introduced gradually and slowly increased. In the baby’s diet, rice porridge, egg yolk, congee, eggs, and other foods should be the mainstay, gradually transitioning to meat.